The Good Life – July-August 2018

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8 THINGS YOU MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT THE UNITED WAY SCHOOL SUPPLY DRIVE WRITTEN BY: KRISTI HUBER • PHOTOS SUBMITTED BY: UNITED WAY Imagine walking into third grade for the first day of school. The little boy next to you has a brand-new Superman backpack, and he pulls a few pencils out of the pocket of his new pair of jeans. The little girl in front of you has a sparkly, pink backpack and is sporting equally sparkly, white shoes. You glance over, but instead of smiling, you try to hide your backpack, which is a crumpled, white, plastic grocery bag with a nearly empty notebook and a few short pencils. You look down at your worn out, too-small shoes as you walk sheepishly into the doors of the school to find your classroom, hoping no one notices you. How would this scene be different if you had a new backpack you could be proud of? Would you hold your head high and confident as you walked into school? Ready to meet new friends? Ready to take on the activities and homework your teacher would assign? When it comes to the United Way of Cass-Clay School Supply Drive, we want to give local kids the school supplies they need to feel confident and successful on their first day of school. 24 / THE GOOD LIFE / urbantoadmedia.com
1 NEARLY 6,000 STUDENTS WERE IMPACTED LAST YEAR. During the United Way School Supply Drive last year, 5,800 students in need that attend school right here in Cass and Clay Counties received a backpack and set of supplies for the school year, thanks to the generosity of this community. 2 THE NEED IS GREAT: MORE THAN 25,000 PEOPLE IN CASS AND CLAY COUNTIES LIVE IN POVERTY. That could fill Scheels Arena four times! One in seven children in our community live in poverty – that’s 2,400 children. Based on school data, we know approximately 10,500 local K-12 students in Cass and Clay Counties access free and reduced lunch programs. These families are often making choices about whether to pay their bills or buy new school supplies and clothes for their children going back to school. Last year, more than 83% of the students who received supplies self-reported being enrolled in a free-and-reduced lunch program. This community program is impacting families in need. 3 THE BIGGEST NEED ISN’T IN OUR ELEMEN- TARY SCHOOLS. One of the most surprising facts about the School Supply Drive is that it primarily serves elementary urbantoadmedia.com / THE GOOD LIFE / 25
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